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HONG KONG, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Logwin, a leading provider of global logistics and transportation services, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Thailand this year. Logwin in Thailand was established in 1989 with just three employees but has since grown to three offices and 74 people.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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Several airlines have been offering Wifi for a while now. United Airlines wants to ensure that people are actually trying it out and so through the end of the year, you can get one free session if you create a new account with Aircell's Gogo Inflight. The offer is only good on United's 757-200 flights between New York Kennedy and the airline's Los Angeles and San Francisco hubs.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
CHICAGO, BALTIMORE, and NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The first ever pet rescue airlift will take place this Thanksgiving Holiday with a flight from Pet Airways' Pet Lounge at Chicago's Midway Airport to the Pet Airways Pet Lounge in Farmingdale, New York.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), AFL-CIO, CLC, has granted a charter to the Global Helicopter Pilots Association (GHPA), effective October 27, 2009. The group will be known as GHPA, OPEIU Local 103.
The Cranky Flier (Free subscription) | yesterday
Is there any airline more sad than Air Jamaica these days? I think not. The latest fight for control of the airline shows just how bad things are there and in Jamaica in general. In case you haven’t been watching (most people haven’t), Air Jamaica has really struggled to find its balance for years. [...]
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mary Ellen Jones has been named President of the Engine Alliance, a 50/50 joint venture of General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). Jones will succeed Jim Moravecek who will return to Pratt & Whitney in a new leadership position.
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JINGDEZHEN, China, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and AVIC today celebrated completion of the first S-76C++(TM) civil helicopter airframe produced in China. The airframe is the first to be built under an agreement between Sikorsky and Changhe Aircraft. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - A drop in the value of a dollar lifted airline stocks Monday along with the boarder market. At last check, the NYSE Arca Airline Index rose 1.4% to 26.40 points with all of its 13 components aloft. Shares of American parent AMR Corp. rose 1.8% to $5.56, US Airways added 1.3% to $3.14 and Southwest climbed nearly 2% to $9.16. U.S.-listed shares of Tam Sa rose 4.3% to $17.10...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
DES PLAINES, Ill., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that its renewable jet fuel process technology was used to convert second-generation, renewable feedstocks to green jet fuel for a biofuel demonstration flight by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
The Cranky Flier (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
First Space Hotel Set to Open in 2012 – Asylum.com I was asked about travel to space. Fun topic, but I don’t see it anytime soon. Milwaukee sparks air wars – BusinessRockford.com A thorough piece on what the low cost carrier expansion into Milwaukee might mean for Rockford. I weighed in (and, as you imagine, I [...]
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Delta Air Lines Inc says the SkyTeam alliance of global carriers would be willing to invest more than its proposed $1.02 billion in Japan Airlines , the Wall Street Journal reported.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) today held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program at its Boeing Charleston facility. The facility also will have the capability to support the testing and delivery of airplanes.
The Cranky Flier (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
It’s certainly interesting to watch the Japanese market these days. JAL is turning in record losses and is effectively sitting on a cliff waiting to jump. Meanwhile, ANA has decided to pour a bunch of money into seriously improving its product. This is some pretty impressive looking stuff. Take a look [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
FULLERTON, Calif., Nov. 20, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- ThalesRaytheonSystems has delivered the first of 21 weapon locating radars to the U.S. Marine Corps to improve enemy fire detection and location.
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eprnetwork | 10/20/2009
LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries, ("LAN" or "the Company") (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN), one of the leading airlines in Latin America, has reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for September 2009.
lovemorgul | 02/28/2009
No-frills airline Ryanair, could start charging customers £1 a time for using the toilets on its aircraft.Europe's largest budget airline, Ryanair, could soon start charging customers £1 a time to use the toilets on board its flights.
www.italica.sm | 01/13/2009
[ www.italica.sm ] - The board of Air France-KLM approved the 320 million euros bid to buy the 25 per cent of the Alitalia, people familiar with the matter said. Also German airline Lufthansa recently showed an interest in the Italian carrier, but no official offer has been submitted and, according to Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, time has run out to make a bid. However, the Northern League,
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